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Why Growth Stalls, and the Five Questions Jason Cohen Asks to Diagnose It
Jason Cohen has founded four companies. The last two, including WP Engine, became unicorns; the earlier one was bootstrapped. Cohen has also invested in about 60 startups and has written at A Smart Be
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Ryuji Gives Belc's Private-Label Products a "No-Holds-Barred" Verdict in a Special Lecture for Belc Employees
Cooking researcher Ryuji was invited to an internal event at the supermarket chain Belc as the speaker for a "special lecture." The content, however, was less a lecture than a segment in which he tast
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When You Finally Meet Someone You Like: Matthew Hussey on the Moment That Kills Attraction
Love life coach Matthew Hussey argues that the most dangerous point in modern dating isn't the endless swiping, ghosting, and rejection. It's what happens when that finally stops: you meet someone you
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From a $1 Light to a $1 Billion Rocket: MrBeast Tours the Technologies Behind "the Future"
In this video, Jimmy (MrBeast) and their crew, Karl, Tareq, and Nolan, climb a price ladder of "futuristic" technologies, from a $1 light to a $1 billion rocket ship. The question behind the tour is h
38:11Recreating a 117-Year-Old Navy Chicken Curry for Home Cooks: A Collaboration Between the Clayton Bay Hotel's Head Chef and Ryuji
In this episode, culinary researcher Ryuji invites the head chef of the Clayton Bay Hotel into his home kitchen to learn how to make navy curry. The head chef has been researching navy cuisine, and th
31:46Ryuji's Mushroom Hot Pot and Marinated Eggs: Pairing Peperoncino Aromas with Yuzu Ponzu
Cooking researcher Ryuji made a mushroom hot pot and marinated eggs in a promotional video for Mizkan's "Kaori no Kura Marushibori Yuzu." The question running through the whole video is which dish bri
30:41Ryuji's "Low-Key Umenagashi" for Getting His Weight Back Down, Plus Two Oil-Free Side Dishes
At the start of this video, cooking expert Ryuji confesses, "I've gained weight." From what he calls his ideal weight of 55 kg, he had gone up to 57 kg at the time of filming. The causes he cites are
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"90% of Companies Preparing for an IPO Never List": Hiroaki Kato, Veteran of Two IPOs, on the Imbalance That Keeps Companies from Going Public
Hiroaki Kato, Representative Director of the IPO Association Todoroki, headed the administrative divisions at two companies, Metaps and PORT, and guided both of them to a listing. In this conversation
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Inside Amazon S3: Consistency, Correctness, and Durability at Hundreds of Exabytes
Amazon S3 looks simple from the outside: you put data in and get it back out. In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, host Gergely talks with Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, VP of Data and Analytics at AWS
32:03Ryuji and Yasumoto Try a "Pork with Pork" Hot Pot Soup at Shabu-You
Cooking researcher Ryuji and comedian Yasumoto previously released a video of the two of them eating at Shabu-You. That episode drew a big response, and this time a collaboration was arranged between
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A Foam Roller Routine for the Bust Area, and What Its Creator Says It Can and Can't Do
In this short video, fitness creator Hinata Kato (Hina Channel) demonstrates a foam roller routine she presents as a "must-do" for breast enlargement. The video title refers to reaching an F cup. Most
25:39Ryuji on Yudofu with "Real Ponzu," and the Cooking of Subtraction That Doesn't Overload on Umami
Cooking researcher Ryuji makes yudofu (simmered tofu) in this episode of his "I Want to Eat Something Tasty Even When I'm Running on Empty" and "I Want to Lose Weight Even When I'm Running on Empty" s
21:49"Salt-Simmered Chicken Breast," Made by Just Putting Everything in a Pot: Ryuji's Simple Scissors-Only Dish from a Collaboration with a Children's Sports School
Cooking expert Ryuji introduced "salt-simmered chicken breast," in which chicken breast and vegetables are simmered with nothing but water and salt, in a collaboration video with the children's sports
1:15:10How a Non-Technical Meta PM Builds and Ships Real Products with Cursor and Claude Code
Zevi Arnovitz is a product manager at Meta, and before that at Wix. He has no technical background, yet over the past year he has built and shipped real products on his own using AI coding tools. Tal
15:16Matthew Hussey on Becoming a Father: Fear, Making Space, and Choosing Peace Over Routine
Matthew Hussey usually publishes structured, instructional videos on dating and relationships. This one is unscripted. He uses it to share news many viewers had asked about: in the past couple of mont
31:55Visiting Parry Shokudo in Chichibu: The Old-Fashioned Yoshoku Ryuji Wonders Will "Still Be Around in 10 Years"
Cooking researcher Ryuji visited Parry Shokudo in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, a restaurant that had been getting attention on TikTok. The owner, who is in their 80s, still works in the kitchen, but
34:37Ryuji Rates 10 Kaldi Picks from Kaldi Fan Koyuki Sugasawa as Drinking Snacks
This is the second installment of a series in which culinary researcher Ryuji welcomes guest Koyuki Sugasawa to taste and rank products from Kaldi. Their previous Kaldi review video reportedly got a l
34:13In an Era When American Kids Play on Meta Quest, Can Japanese Social VR Win? An Interview with Masaru Ohnogi of Thirdverse
In this episode, Iijima of Business Journal speaks with Masaru Ohnogi, CEO and Representative Director of Thirdverse, which develops and publishes VR games. The theme is "VR × Metaverse × Global IP."
19:00Ryuji Upgrades the "Eat It with Bean Sprouts" Back-Fat Tonkotsu Shoyu Cup Noodle, Keeping the Effort Within Nissin's Recommended Range
In this episode, cooking researcher Ryuji tastes Nissin's Cup Noodle "Back-Fat Tonkotsu Shoyu," which is designed to be eaten with bean sprouts added, and comes up with their own arrangement. Ryuji's
1:26:34Sam Lessin on Etiquette as a Founder's Tool for Walking Into Any Room With a Low Heart Rate
Sam Lessin is a partner at Slow Ventures, a former VP of Product at Facebook, and a two-time founder. He has also become, somewhat to his own amusement, Silicon Valley's etiquette teacher. In this con